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Twelve passengers on a cruise ship in Gibraltar suffered minor injuries when a nearby towering fuel tank burst into flames. Two welders who had been working on the tank were also injured, one critically, AP reports. The ship, Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, sailed away from the burning tank immediately after the blast. The injured passengers were treated on board the ship as it headed to its next destination.

Flames and smoke billow from an oil tank in the docks of Gibraltar. (AP Photo/Alicia Jimenez)

Flames and smoke billow from an oil tank in the docks at Gibraltar. (AP Photo/Alicia Jimenez)